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D. R. VAN A LLEN. WAGON AXLB.

No. 4625181. Patented Oct. 27, 1891.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of' Letters Patent No. 462,181, dated October2'7, 1891. Application filed July 18, 1891. Serial No. 899.320. (Nomodel.) Patented in Canada May 28. 1891, No. 36,6'74.

To all whom it may Iconcern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL Ross VAN LLEN, of Chathannin the ProvinceofOntario and Dominionl of Canada, have invented a new and ImprovedVVagon-Axle, (for which I have obtained Letters Patent in Canada, No.36,674, dated May 23, 1891,) of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

The object of the nvention is to provide a new and improved wagon-axlewhich is simi ple and durable in construction and arranged ner collarC'.

to remove the weight from the center of the axle to the skein, so as toprevent breakage on sudden jars of the Wagon or on account of heavyloads.

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in allthe figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the front aXle. Fig. 2 is a like viewof the rear axle. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of theim provernent, and Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the same on theline ar :r of Fig. 2.

The Wagon-axle is provided with a suitable axle-treeA, of ordinary shapeand dimensions, and usually made of hard wood, the ends being taperingand closely fitted into the interior of the hollow skens B, asis plainlyshown in Fig. 3. Each skein B is provided with the annularwheel-shoulder C and the inner collar C', and between the two is formeda head D, as is plainly shown in the drawings.

On the under side of thehead D is arranged a recess D', extendinglongitudinally of the skein and engaged by the end of a truss-rod E,extending from one head to another, the truss-rod being slightly bent atE' to fit onto a bevel (32, formed on the outside of the in- The extremeouter end of the truss-rod E is formed with a downwardly-extendingflange E, engaging the cross-barv F, 4

forming part of a clip which is also provided with a second cross-bar G,extending transversely in a recess DZ, fornied on the top of the head D.The U-shaped clip H passes through the projecting ends of the cross-barG and has its lower'ends rounded to pass through apertnres in theprojeeting ends of the cross-bar F, the lower ends being threaded andengaged by nuts H', screwing against 5 5 the lower cross-bar F.

The upper part of the clip H engages the bolster or sand-board 1, whichlatter rests at its onter end on the fiat top of the head D, as

is plainly illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, the flat top of the headforming a stool or restingplace for the bolster or sand-board. The clipH passes close to the sides of the bolster or sand-board and the sidesof the head, so that the several parts are securelylocked in place bythe clip.

It will be seen that by resting the bolster or sand-board at the headsof the skeins the w eight of the load is transferred from the middle ofthe aXle-tree A to the skeins at the end 7o the device as described thebolster is strength- So ened at its weakest points that is, at. or nearthe ends.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. As an improved article of manufacture, theaXle-skein B, formed at its inner end with a head D, having a flat upperface provided with a transverse recess D2, a fiat lower face having alongitudinal recess D', and the inoo cline 02, into which th e' onterend of the recess D' merges. V

2. In a Wagon-axle, the combination, with, a skein provided with a headformed with transverse and longitudinal recesses on the top and bottom,respectively, of a bolster or sand-board resting at'its outer ends onthe top of the said head, a truss-rod engaging with its outer end, thelower longitudinal recess in the said head, and a clip comprising a U-shaped bar extending over the said sandboard and along the sides of thehead and truss-rod, and cross-bars through which pass the ends of theclip, one cross-bar being` ar- IOO and a clip foil fastening' the saidtruss-rod to the said head, the said clip being` provided with across-bar resting on the under side of the truss-rod and engaged by thesaid flange, snbstantiaily as shown and described.

DANIEL ROSS VAN ALLEN.

VVitnesses:

NV. B. IRELAND, A. O. STEPHENsoN.

